For those of us who are a) old enough and b) warped enough to have grown up on Bloom County and the Far side, there’s a clever Flikr pool out there with reenactments of some of the strips featuring real people (like the one pictured below).

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Last year we brought you the questionable paint job on a Lamborghini.  This year, we bring you a questionable paint job on a much less expensive ride - a 1993 Saturn.  What started as an effort by Jill Bell, the car’s owner, to cover up a scratch exploded into the picture you see below.

After seeing how well the quick fix held up, the avid quilter decided to cover her entire vehicle in a quilt pattern entirely with nail polish.  250 or so bottles later, you have the masterpiece below.

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This is kind of a neat idea.  A tour company called Competitours offers tours of Europe that emulate the competition of the hit TV series Amazing Race by incorporating offbeat tasks each day.

According to this National Geographic article, a fella by the name of Steve Belkin recently launched this unique service.  “Challenges are set up for maximum exposure to the culture, not as a test of speed or prowess.”

You can check out the Competitours website here.

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This rousing rendition of “Go Tell It On The Mountain” will have you dancing in the streets.  The enthusiasm of Henrietta and Merna is simply infectious.

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You may have noticed a new little icon over there on the left of the page touting free ringtones.  It’s not some money making scheme and it’s not going to redirect you to a page with a bazillion popups with no real ringtones.

What you will find is a page with a small selection of quality mp3 clips to use as ringtones.  They’re free… hosted by us… and we intend to update them semi-regularly.  So, help yourself.

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Interesting comparison of Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida” and a tune by Joe Satriani from 2004.  And yes, legal proceedings have already begun.

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I’ve long believed that we Americans are lazy when it comes to pronouncing words, in general, especially names. Along comes a site called HowToSayThatName.com that can help immensely with the task. Native speakers provide help with pronouncing a host of first and last names. Check out the site if you need help with your class list or an upcoming business meeting that includes Massoud, Kavoos, Rakhshan, Padideh, Daryush or Touraj.

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ok.  can we put an end to the madness now?

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I’ve long held that toast is a nearly perfect food. Now, it’s even more perfect-er, in a total geek sort of way. For $55 you can get your hands on a toaster that burns the image of none other than Darth Vader on your toast. Here’s to a balanced breakfast, with the force.

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MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann used his “Special Comment” this evening to weigh in on the Prop 8 vote in California.  If you have no idea what I’m talking about, first shame on you.  Second, read about it here.  Bottom line… the people of Kah-lee-forn-yah voted 52.3% to 48.8% to outlaw gay marriage.  Olbermann’s remarks are stellar and should be heard by everyone.  His bottom line - it’s a question of whether you are for or against happiness, plain and simple.

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TubaPants will be participating in another blogosphere-wide effort coming up on the 15th of this month… it’s called Blog Action Day.

According to the site, “Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. Our aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion.”

This year’s theme is Poverty. So, if you have any brilliant ideas on what you’d like us to blog about that day, let me know. I have a couple ideas, but yours might be better. And, if you have a blog, I strongly urge you to participate as well.

Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty from Blog Action Day on Vimeo.

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According to media reports, quintessential voiceover god Don LaFontaine has passed away at the age of 68. His “In a world…” opening to seemingly every great movie trailer became his trademark.

Thanks to our buddy jim for the heads up on this.

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So, do you fancy yourself something of a movie buff? Ok, smarty-pants, let’s see how you do with the Empire Movie Poster Quiz. You get just one letter from the distinctive font used on a host of famous movie posters… can you guess the title? Good luck.

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Do yourself a favor and get in on the ground floor of this amazing opportunity before word spreads. Among the many benefits of the Blank Paper Utility from Benjamin Bradford…

• Extend the life of your print cartridge.
• It’s free.
• No download required.
• Blank sheets of paper whenever, wherever you need them.

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I realize Paris Hilton and funny don’t always go together… at least not intentionally. But this is a pretty damn funny response to John McCain’s campaign ad that mentions her. Hold on to your shorts McCain and Barack Obama.

Take a look and judge for yourself. From the fine folks at FunnyOrDie.com.

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